The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-30
MIMIMe NEWS.
General News from This and Surround
ing Districts---Hining Hotea

mines in Yankee Fork district, Gus.
ter county. Of these, the Wash.
ington is making a fine record as
an ore producer, not only paying
its way, but returning handsome
dividends to the owners. The mine
is on the west side of Jordan creek
an extension of the Charles Dick
ems, and in every respect equally as
good property. The lowest work
ings are now 200 feet from the sur
face, and 600 feet deeper than the
lowest workings on the Dickens
property. A shaft is being sunk on
the ledge, and the ore taken out av-
erages from five to fifteen hundred
dollars ton. No Stopping has been
done as yet. A ten-stamp mill
has been ordered, which will be
erected at this mine, and in another
season hosting works and pump
ing machinery will also be put in
place. The same gentlemen are
owners of valuable mining prop
erty on Mount Estes, rich in gold
and also own an extensive placer
field in Red Rock gulch, below the
Washington mine. Mr.. H. A. Pear
sons, who has recently become iden-
titled in the ownership of the prop
erty, resides in Chicago, of which
city his father was a pioneer resi-
dent. He is spending the summer
at the mines, and is now in Ketch-
um on a business trip. During his
short stay here he has made many
friends. He appears very favora-
bly, impressed with Ketchum, and
the opportunities it affords as a
base of supplies for the upper
country.
The work on the upraise at the
Ophir mine, on Boulder mountain,
which is to connect the new tunnel
with the upper workings. still pro-
crosses. 1t is thought that connec-
ton will be made within the next
ten days. This done, and a current
of fresh air furnished, Stopping on
the ore body will be commenced,
and the present force of miners
considerably increased. A fine
grade of ore is being taken out from
the surface workings, the shaft run
being down a distance of about
twenty feet A shipment of this
ore will soon be made. The tunnel
run during the winter by the Bas-
sett Brothers, is one of the best
pieces of mining work in the terri
tory. 1t is four feet in width by
seven in hight, the entire distance
of 266 feet, and straight as die !;
a survey showing it to be but four
inches out of line from mouth to
face
Additional miners have been put
to work on the Yankee Blade mine,
which every day is enhancing in
value. Measurements taken on Sun
day last show the ore body to be y
feet in length, and increasing in
size as sinking on the shaft progress
SEES. A considerable amount of ore
is now being taken out, and ship
ments will commence next month.
Mr.. S. G.. Fisher and Eugene
ANTI returned on Wednesday from
the Fisher mine, on Salmon river.
The mine is said to be in fine con.
dition. A party Of New York cap
italists are expected here who come
to examine the property with the
intention of purchasing. The Wis
itors will be met here by Mr.. ANTI.
who will accompany them to the
mine, Mr.. Fisher having gone back
on Wednesday with supplies.
The Custer and Bannack mines
made the following shipments Of
bullion during the first six months
of the present year: Custer, "a
bars, value, $114, 99S; Bannack, 5S
bars, value, 500, 1872.
Machinery for the Heath mining
has arrived at Weiser and
will be transported to Ruthburg
and erected as speedily as possible.
SHEEP MOUNTAIN AND VICINITY.
Late reports from the Sheep
mountain country state the miners
as all busily engaged working their
claims and meeting with satisfac-
tory results. Most of the work is
being done in what is known as the
Sea Foam district. Two miners,
named Lane and Clum, have fine
ledge of ore exposed in their claim
which shows width of about IL
feet. An assay made of the ore
shows a value of SO ounces in sill
yer, $40 in gold, and l3 per cent.
of lead.
Messrs. Baldwin & Bell are work
ing hard in the development of their
property, and expect to make a
shipment of ore in a short time.
The Vanity claim, owned by
Messrs. Sweet, Brown and Shilling,
is showing well. A tunnel 100 feet
in length has been run and a ledge
of ore five feet in width exposed,
which assays from 60 to so ounces
in silver. The Sea Foam district
will certainly develop into an i'm